Is Christian Pulisic a player that shows up in the big moments? No. Is he good leader? No. Does he have a charisma? No. Does he at least have good morals? No.
The USL Championship season kicked off without a CBA in place.
The players can't afford to strike. The league says it can't afford to give up anymore.
Inside tense negotiations that can shape the future of American soccer:
https://t.co/mlmbU0KXU5
NEW: The #USL has enjoyed a decade of dominating the lower league landscape. Since 2015, 20 of its independent clubs have folded - the latest just two weeks before the 2026 season.
Is the USL’s structure built to handle even more jeopardy with pro/rel?
https://t.co/JYE2ESdIiA
This is an unsurprisingly excellent look at the USL at large from Jeff, who's been in the trenches covering lower-league soccer for a decade now.
Well worth a read.
Players of Brooklyn FC and Indy Eleven stand still for the first minute of their game to highlight ongoing CBA negotiations with USL and requests for fairer working conditions. Fans of both teams chant "stand with players".
In the first game of the new USL Championship season, Lexington and Louisville City kicked off, and didn’t move for a full minute.
With a CBA deal still not made, a big statement from the @USLPlayers
Players make a statement in the opening match of the USL season, with the league and its player union at an impasse in negotiations for a new CBA.
A powerful message from the players.
#doop#USL#uslchampionship
📹: ESPN|USL
The USL Championship season is supposed to kick off today.
But there's no agreed-upon CBA. Teams keep folding. And the USL keeps cashing expansion checks.
Read @USLTactics on a business model breeding instability ⤵️
https://t.co/ujUA9nQwz3
REPORT: On Wednesday, the USL emailed all Championship players with information on procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their union membership, sources have confirmed to The Guardian.
Details, including the attached "FAQs" pdf: https://t.co/nYwMSb0sux
@EdwinGames4 Not to mention each team would still get four contracts that would sit at $30,000 (could be 15k salary, 15k housing) which the USL has failed to mention in their communications.
As CBA negotiations continue (season kickoff is supposed to be Friday!), this is essential reading from @USLTactics.
$300 million (or more!) is about to flow into USL HQ. As constructed, every penny will stay at USL HQ.
Questions abound for USL.
https://t.co/1nqsWVlxBX
People who think USL is somehow the charitable freedom fighter against the authoritarian MLS should read this.
USL is not a charity, they’re a profit hungry corporation who isn’t concerned with the success of franchises but cares more about extracting million in expansion fees.
@frenchjraff@0172thetimeguy@USLChampionship What do you think Leagues for every single other sport do?? Sit there and look pretty? That is literally the only job of the league is to govern it's teams and how they operate.
The same league, who cut the Championship Celebration last year, because the players were "mean", is now tweeting: "We're doing everything right!"
Sure pal, if you say so.
You had 1,5+ years time for a new CBA and now after a strike could happen, you shit your pants. Truth!
Players from FC Tulsa and Pittsburgh Riverhounds walk onto the field for the USL Championship final wearing shirts saying “USL HQ: Pro Rel? Try pro standards first.”
USL HQ has announced a new first-division league including promotion & relegation in 2028.